All ILO Newsroom content

October 2012

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   Interview with The Times

   ILO Chief warns of austerity’s ‘toxic’ impact

   03 October 2012

   In an interview with The Times newspaper, the head of ILO warned that austerity measures in southern European countries risk having “quite harmful consequences”. He was more positive about the outlook in Britain.

September 2012

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   Analysis

   Crisis in Spain highlights an increasing ‘employment divide’

   17 September 2012

   The wave of social unrest that has recently hit Spain is a reflection of the growing rural/urban and north/south divide in the country.

August 2012

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   News item

   Spain to gain from growth in green jobs

   17 August 2012

   An ILO-sponsored report shows that the green economy can help Spain beat the jobs crisis. The challenge is putting in place the right types of policies.

June 2012

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   News item

   Halt jobs drain, give youth a chance says Spain’s Prince Felipe

   08 June 2012

   Tackling high unemployment and making sure young people can find a job is a priority for Spain.

April 2012

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   Video News Release

   Spanish youth: Facing the job crisis

   25 April 2012

   The global jobs crisis is hitting the younger generation hard. According to the ILO, worldwide over 75 million young people are out of work and the problem is especially acute in countries like Spain that have been hard hit by the Euro crisis.

March 2011

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   News item

   Spain awards the Medal of Merit in Work to the ILO

   23 March 2011

   The Government of Spain has awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in Work to the International Labour Organization, in recognition of its efforts in labour issues.

July 2010

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   Questions and Answers

   Youth employment in crisis: Questions and answers on the situation of youth on the labour market

   14 July 2010

   Young people have been disproportionately affected by the global crisis that broke out in the autumn of 2008. This trend has exacerbated earlier challenges and there is concern that unless action is taken, the situation of youth will become unsustainable, putting social cohesion at threat. Interview with Raymond Torres, Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies and Steven Tobin, ILO economist, co-authors of a new report entitled "Youth employment in crisis".

June 2010

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   Video

   Interview with Mr. Alberto Nadal, Director, Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organization (in Spanish)

   14 June 2010

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   Video

   Delegate Dialogues: Maria Dolores Solé Gómez, Centro Nacional de Condiciones de Trabajo del INSHT, EU Presidency, Spain - Committee for HIV/AIDS (in Spanish)

   11 June 2010

   ILO TV interviews delegates participating in the Committee for HIV/AIDS at the 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva from 2-18 June 2010. The committee members have discussed a proposed new labour standard on HIV/AIDS in the world of work. The proposed standard contains provisions on prevention programmes and anti-discrimination measures at national and workplace levels aimed at strengthening the contribution of the world of work to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.